feat: add configurable loglevel

internal/api/api.go

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func KickoffApi(logger *slog.Logger, env utility.Environment, db *gorm.DB) {
 	// r := gin.Default()
 	// JSON logger: https://gin-gonic.com/en/docs/logging/structured-logging/
 	r := gin.New()
-	r.Use(slogMiddleware(logger))
+	r.Use(slogGinMiddleware(logger))
 	r.Use(gin.Recovery())
 
 	api := r.Group("/api")

internal/api/middleware.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
 
-func slogMiddleware(logger *slog.Logger) gin.HandlerFunc {
+func slogGinMiddleware(logger *slog.Logger) gin.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(c *gin.Context) {
 		start := time.Now()
 		path := c.Request.URL.Path
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func slogMiddleware(logger *slog.Logger) gin.HandlerFunc {
 
 		c.Next()
 
-		logger.Info("request",
+		logger.Debug("request",
 			slog.String("method", c.Request.Method),
 			slog.String("path", path),
 			slog.String("query", query),

internal/api/routes_file.go

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ func spawnFileRoutes(file *gin.RouterGroup, env utility.Environment, db *gorm.DB
 			return
 		}
 
+		slog.Info("saved file to local filesystem and database")
 		c.JSON(http.StatusCreated, RespObj{
 			Msg: "file has succesfully been uploaded",
 		})

internal/database/functions.go

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func CategorizeMediaType(ext string) (MediaType, bool) {
 	case ".pptx", ".ppt", ".key", ".odp":
 		return Presentation, true
 	default:
-		slog.Debug("marking file as invalid undefined extension")
+		slog.Debug("marking file as invalid due to its undefined extension")
 		return "", false
 	}
 }

internal/database/watchdog.go

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func databaseGather(db *gorm.DB) (map[string]File, error) {
 }
 
 func watchdog(env utility.Environment, db *gorm.DB) {
-	slog.Info("performing the watchdog cycle")
+	slog.Debug("performing the watchdog cycle")
 
 	fsSet, err := filesystemGather(env)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func watchdog(env utility.Environment, db *gorm.DB) {
 			case "strict":
 				err := utility.RemoveFile(fp)
 				if err != nil {
-					slog.Warn("failed to remove local file from the filesystem", "error", err)
+					slog.Error("failed to remove local file from the filesystem", "error", err)
 				}
 			case "dry":
 				slog.Debug("dry mode enabled, not purging", "filepath", fp)

internal/utility/environment.go

@@ -6,15 +6,19 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 type Environment struct {
-	Version          string
-	Codename         string
+	Version  string
+	Codename string
+	LogLevel string
+
 	DataDirectory    string
 	ContentDirectory string
 	Hostname         string
 	Port             int
+
 	WatchdogEnabled  bool
 	WatchdogInterval int
 	WatchdogSyncMode string
@@ -33,7 +37,6 @@ func safeStringGrab(key, fallback string) string {
 	if v, ok := os.LookupEnv(key); ok {
 		return v
 	}
-	slog.Debug("using fallback", "key", key, "fallback", fallback)
 	return fallback
 }
 
@@ -43,7 +46,6 @@ func safeIntGrab(key string, fallback int) int {
 			return i
 		}
 	}
-	slog.Debug("using fallback", "key", key, "fallback", fallback)
 	return fallback
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +64,6 @@ func safeSyncModeGrab(key, fallback string) string {
 			return v
 		}
 	}
-	slog.Debug("using fallback", "key", key, "fallback", fallback)
 	return fallback
 }
 
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ func GrabEnvironment() Environment {
 		// Basic server configuration
 		Version:  safeStringGrab("VERSION", "0.0.1"),
 		Codename: safeStringGrab("CODENAME", "Magical Anomaly"),
+		LogLevel: safeStringGrab("LOG_LEVEL", "info"),
 
 		// GIN API configuration
 		DataDirectory:    safeStringGrab("DATA_DIR", fbBase),
@@ -96,3 +98,18 @@ func GrabEnvironment() Environment {
 		WatchdogSyncMode: safeStringGrab("WATCHDOG_SYNC_MODE", "strict"),
 	}
 }
+
+func ParseSlogLevel(s string) slog.Level {
+	switch strings.ToLower(s) {
+	case "debug":
+		return slog.LevelDebug
+	case "warn", "warning":
+		return slog.LevelWarn
+	case "error":
+		return slog.LevelError
+	case "info":
+		fallthrough
+	default:
+		return slog.LevelInfo
+	}
+}